Mello Yello returns to Japan

Coca-Cola Japan has reintroduced two classic soft drinks as part of a retro summer campaign. The drinks to be reintroduced are Mello Yello, a caffeinated, citrus-flavored soft drink first introduced on March 1, 1979 to compete with PepsiCo’s Mountain Dew, and Sprite, a lemon-lime flavored, caffeine-free soft drink, introduced in the United States in 1961.

The drinks will be reproduced in both flavor and packaging as similarly as possible to the originals to maximize on the recent cult of retro cool and passion for all things ‘80s. The price is 120 for a 350-ml can and 147 yen for a 500-ml PET bottle.

Dont know about the mellow yellow but, they should never have discontinued Sprite. Pepsico's 7-up is a favourite but, it is not available everywhere so, its Cocacola cousin is always welcome provided it is widely available.

I believe so, HFCS is an American creation designed utilize a crop they grow.
Japan has to import both cane sugar or HFCS so why bother importing evil HFCS when you can get the just moderately dangerous regular old sugar?

@Carcharodon: Nope HFCS was invented by the Japanese. See: usc.edu/org/InsightBusiness/archives/spring2005/corn.htm

.....High fructose corn syrup, made from cornstarch, was invented in the 1960s by Japanese scientists and has since unlocked a way for food manufacturers to sweeten their products for a fraction of what they would pay for traditional sweeteners such as sucrose.....

I had no idea that America was the only country in the world to carry soft drinks. I'll drink Lifeguard and Calpis, since these drinks are so much healthier for you. I keep forgetting, no Japanese person ever, ever drinks sodas.

which is healthier, radioactive green tea or artificially oversweetened soft drinks? we do not have much choice.

Are you serious??! Which one would be worse, hmmm.....I'd rather have 5 cavities than 1 teaspoon of radioactive tea any time! That choice is of course obvious!

I tried Sprite about a year ago and something was a bit off, tasted artificial, don't think they used real sugar.
7up on the other hand in Japan had a very lite and crisp taste, but I've always preferred the lighter taste over the heavily sugared Sprite. Problem is both are difficult to get. I found 7up in a vending machine deep in the countryside one day, was really surprised, but happy to see it. Kinda like an old friend from way back.